These gorgeous, long-tailed marine creatures—formerly known as Siamese fighting fish—have been famous for centuries for their aggressive nature, which breeders have exploited in order to fight them, ...

When you think of the tropics, your mind will most likely conjure images of white, sandy beaches, tropical fruit drinks served on the beachside, towering palm trees and colorful wildlife. Most people, ...

A pink sea creature swam through the river at a park in Australia and dug in the sand. Watching nearby, a scientist snapped photos of the colorful animal. It turned out to be a new species.

In the December issue of Los Angeles magazine, Tamar Brott details the years-long battle over Billy, the L.A. Zoo’s best-known pachyderm. Controversy isn’t new to the animal park; its backstory ...

As part of the second annual Rodeo Drive Celebrates Fashion event, French contemporary artist Richard Orlinski made his L.A. debut with colorful animal sculptures crafted from resin. The pieces — ...

Scientists have come up with a new explanation for why female animals are usually less colorful and decorated than their male counterparts — they could be seeking to avoid sexual harassment. The ...

Inspired by chameleons and other colorful animals, researchers at the the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology have developed a way to 3D ...

A recent study finds that color vision evolved in animals more than 100 million years before the emergence of colorful fruits and flowers. And there has been a dramatic explosion of color signals in ...

The big, shiny, colorful animal sculptures that have popped up around downtown D.C. reminded me of something. But what? Then it hit me: They look like those funky little charms people used to hang ...